2005 National Hot Rod Reunion Photos

Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green KY

By Paul Hutchins

Sean Bellemeur in The Plaza entry was matched up with Mark Worden for this qualifying run in Top Fuel.

David Pace was in the Schramm Racing Top Fuel car from Oklahoma.

James Day in Bob Steffen's car from Chicago lost to Mendy Fry in The Mastercam entry in the first round of Top Fuel.

Bellemeur took out Fry in the second round with a 6.32 at 240.

Brendan Murry in his Arias Chevy "Running Wild" got to the final with a win over #1 qualifier (5.913) Jack Harris in "Nitro Thunder."

Roger Lechtenberg in "The Orange Crate" from Iowa in a qualifying run with Dan Rusk in the Patrick & Ferry entry from Tucson.

Bellemeur drove The Plaza digger to a win in the Top Fuel final over Brendan Murry with a 6.42 at 225.

Charlie Smith in the yellow car from Oklahoma and Dom Paris in the hemi twin on qualifying runs in Open Fuel.

2003 Jr Fuel winner Pat Malloy from Virginia in the right lane lost to 2004 winner Scott Parks from Kansas in the first round of Jr Fuel "A."

Scott Parks won the final in Jr Fuel A over Stu Sandhaus from Pittsburgh witha 7.10 at 185 to Stu's 7.18 at 182.

Jerry Baltes on his way to the Cacklefest parade.

Tom Hanna being pushed to the staging lanes for the Cacklefest parade.

Steve Carbone in the "Creitz & Donovan" cackler.

Steve Gibbs congratulates Steve Carbone as Bob Creitz and a young fan look on.

Lou Sgro had his "Black Magic" running strong with 200mph passes.

The Minnesota Maniac and Joe Jocono had the fans on their feet with wild burnouts and smokey passes.

The Pandemonium Barracuda takes on the Jess Tyree Pontiac.

Ken Kull and the Prock & Howell Willys made some exhibition runs.

Bill Bush in his 60 Rambler lost to Rob Davis in the finals of Nostalgia Eliminator.

Allen Burns in the blown flathead from Maryland won thsi round over Tom "Tuna" Steed who also shoes the King & Marshall cackler.

Ron Doran from Ohio won the final in Geezer Gassers over Ron Malmsten in his "Barn Stormer"" from Michigan.

Peter "The MadBrit" Broadrib towed in from Arziona with the "Moody Garage" Chevy.

Big Al got a lot of attention in the pits.

The "Hellzapoppin" 32 Ford from Georgia was a fan favorite.

The Mallicoat Brothers brought their contemporary AA/Gas 'Cuda in from California and made some 200 mph exhibition runs.

Paul Hutchins